State spending on development projects sinks to new low

 Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury and Economic Planning John Mbadi Ng'ongo.

Photo credit: Dennis Onsongo | Nation Media Group

Cash drawn directly from the national government’s main account for domestically financed development projects, as a share of total expenditure, has fallen to a single-digit rate for the second year running, hurting the creation of new job opportunities for the growing skilled youth population.

Government ministries, departments, and agencies spent Sh335.08 billion on development projects from the exchequer against a total withdrawal of Sh3.57trillion for the financial year ended June 2025.

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